prosthetic group

pros·thet·ic group

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Definitions of prosthetic group words

noun prosthetic group the nonprotein acid constituent of a conjugate protein, as the heme group of hemoglobin. 1
noun prosthetic group the nonprotein component of a conjugated protein, such as the lipid group in a lipoprotein 0

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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